Hit it where it hurts—scientists reveal how mirrors cure phantom pain
Easing phantom limb pain can be as simple as looking in the mirror.
Jul 16, 2019
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Easing phantom limb pain can be as simple as looking in the mirror.
Jul 16, 2019
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A virtual reality therapy game (iVRT) which could provide relief for patients suffering from chronic pain and mobility issues has been developed by a team of UK researchers.
Apr 17, 2019
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Can a simple mirror help lessen the pain experienced by combat veterans with complex orthopedic injuries or nerve damage to the limbs? That is the premise behind a new research study being conducted by a Temple University ...
Oct 2, 2015
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People who lose an arm or a leg often experience phantom sensations, as if the missing limb were still there. Seventy per cent of amputees experience pain in the amputated limb despite that it no longer exists.
Mar 10, 2014
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Pov Sopheak lost his left leg in a landmine blast in 1990. Yet some nights the pain in his "left foot" is so bad he cannot sleep. Like many amputees, he suffers from phantom pain.
Feb 27, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- A team of researchers led by Stefan Seidel from the University Department of Neurology at the MedUni Vienna has demonstrated that and how mirror therapy, as it is known, can help patients ...
Feb 22, 2012
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